Grim trend: More and more road killers on Hungarian roads
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In recent years, the number of road endangerment incidents on Hungarian roads has skyrocketed. But what can explain the jump?
Almost twice as many road hazards in 2022 than in 2020
While in 2020 only 167, in 2022 almost twice as many, 293 road hazards were registered, napi.hu learned from the National Police Headquarters (ORFK). Although in the judicial statistics, road accidents are not recorded according to the date of their occurrence, but according to the date of their entry, i.e. after the investigation has been closed.
Nevertheless, the number of road endangerment cases is increasing at an astonishing rate, which will be confirmed by the statistics for this year and the coming years. According to the portal, serious research is needed to find out the reasons for this increase.
Accident vs endangering
An important distinction between causing a road accident and endangering the safety of a road user is that the former is a reckless offence and the latter is an intentional offence. In the latter case, intentionality means that the perpetrator foresees the consequences of their act and either accepts or even wishes for them.
That explains the increase in reckless driving ‘endangerment’ in Budapest at least, according to anecdotal reports include driving towards pedestrians (who have the right of way) and/or driving through pedestrian crossings (and cyclists too).
The sooner Bp council gets in red light, pedestrian and speed cameras, there will be better safety and income while looking less like Turkey…..not sure about broader society.